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Judi Lynn

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Tue Oct 30, 2012, 03:04 PM Oct 2012

Polish rape victim 'should have had abortion access'

Source: BBC News

30 October 2012 Last updated at 14:28 ET
Polish rape victim 'should have had abortion access'

A Polish teenager who became pregnant after rape should have had unhindered access to an abortion, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.

The girl, who was then 14, was forced to have a clandestine abortion after harassment from pro-life groups led to her being turned away from hospitals.

The court ordered the Polish state to pay the teenager and her mother 61,000 euros (£49,000) in compensation.

Poland's abortion law is among the strictest in Europe.

Terminations are only permitted in cases of rape, incest or when the life of the mother or foetus is in danger.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20143558

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